Chicken Noodle Casserole is an easy to make dish, which can be prepared within 30 minutes. It is a filling recipe which is prepared with chicken and noodles. It is a full meal dish, which can be served along with garlic bread or sauteed veggies.
This one-pot meal is perfect to serve on cold nights. It has that classic taste which is similar to homemade chicken noodle soup all balled up into a hearty casserole. The comfortable dish is loved by kids and has a beautiful white texture. You can enjoy this meal during day time or evening as per your taste. The dish is super easy to make and can be considered to serve to guests at home.
Here’s the recipe for Chicken Noodle Casserole.
Ingredients:
- 4 tsps butter
- 1 small yellow onion (chopped)
- 3 stalks of celery (diced)
- ½ cup carrots (diced)
- 3 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp ground mustard
- ¼ tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 12 ounces of egg noodles
- 3 cups cooked, shredded chicken
For the topping:
- 2 tsps butter (melted)
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp chopped parsley (dried or fresh)
- A pinch of salt
Method:
- Melt some butter in a large pan over a low-medium flame.
- Next, add diced carrots, celery, and onion to the pan and stir to coat all the vegetables with butter.
- Cover the pot with a lid and allow the vegetables to cook for a while.
- Stir the ingredients often until cooked properly.
- In this step, remove the lid and put the garlic in the pot.
- Now, stir all the ingredients constantly for approximately 30 seconds.
- Include thyme, ground mustard, cumin, cayenne, flour, salt and pepper to taste in the pot and mix them.
- Cook all the ingredients and stir constantly for approximately 2 minutes so that the flour is cooked properly.
- Next, pour the chicken broth slowly into the pan, while stirring constantly until the batter gets smooth.
- Include the noodles and shredded chicken in the pan.
- Simmer, stirring often so that the noodles get merged under the broth until cooked through. It will take approximately 8-10 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to high.
- Blend the melted butter in a small bowl with the panko, parsley, and salt as per your taste.
- Now, top this casserole with the breadcrumb mixture and broil for approximately 2-3 minutes until it gets golden brown.
Finally, delicious One Pot Chicken Noodle Casserole is ready to serve hot.
Points to remember:
- This recipe can be prepared using a skillet, dutch oven or a baking dish.
- You can also add vegetable broth instead of chicken broth.
- You can also include shredded cheese in this casserole recipe as per your choice.
- If you don’t have panko, you can use normal plain or Italian breadcrumbs as well for the topping.
